Avenida Brasil (TV series)

*Avenida Brasil*
Avenida Brasil
Genre	Telenovela; Mystery; Crime drama; Thriller; Comedy; Dark comedy;
Created by	João Emanuel Carneiro
Directed by	Ricardo Waddington; Amora Mautner; José Luiz Villamarim;
Starring	Adriana Esteves; Débora Falabella; Murilo Benício; Cauã Reymond; Vera Holtz; José de Abreu; Marcelo Novaes; Eliane Giardini; Marcos Caruso;
Opening theme	Vem Dançar Kuduro
Composer	Eduardo Queiroz
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	179 (original run)
Production
Production locations	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	55-35 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Globo
Release	26 March –; 19 October 2012

Avenida Brasil (English: Brazil Avenue) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It premiered on 26 March 2012 and ended on 19 October 2012 on TV Globo.

It was written by João Emanuel Carneiro in collaboration with Antonio Prata, Luciana Pessanha, Alessandro Marson, Marcia Prates and Thereza Falcão. And directed by José Luiz Villamarim, Amora Mautner and Ricardo Waddington. Starring Débora Falabella, Adriana Esteves, Murilo Benício, Cauã Reymond, Marcello Novaes and Eliane Giardini.

The telenovela achieved an overall daily average of more than 50 million viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year. And quickly became the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, Forbes estimated $1 billion in total earnings for Globo, thanks to its international success in Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Nominated for 118 prizes, winning 41, Avenida Brasil was also nominated for Best Telenovela at the 41st International Emmy Awards, losing to another TV Globo telenovela Side by Side (Lado a Lado).

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